Tag: Social issues
‘It is life-saving’: Elliot Page opens up about surgery
NEW YORK — Actor Elliot Page is revealing how happier he feels after having top surgery and how important he believes it is to...
US Embassy limits consular services after Russia hiring ban
<p>MOSCOW — The U.S. Embassy said Friday it will sharply limit its consular activities due to a Russian ban on hiring local staff.</p>
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Hall of Famer Alomar fired by MLB over sexual misconduct
<p>NEW YORK — Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar has been fired as a consultant by Major League Baseball and placed on the...
Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean activist said Friday he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
Eying 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina...
Prosecutor in Daunte Wright’s death not swayed by critics
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The day <a href="https://apnews.com/article/death-of-daunte-wright-shootings-police-coronavirus-pandemic-minneapolis-d88c7d626eebcdea975dc249309a4fa5">Daunte Wright</a> was laid to rest, a small group of demonstrators gathered outside prosecutor Pete Orput's suburban home and,...
Key piece of Biden’s $1.8T families plan expires after 2025
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan.
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Harvey Weinstein extradition could face further delays
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein on Friday indicated he will further delay the imprisoned movie producer's transfer from New York to...
Man shot, woman stabbed at University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
<p>PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff student was shot and a young woman was stabbed in a campus parking...